Tufting button



Oct. 11, 1932.

J. J. PERLMAN ET AL TUFTING BUTTON Filed July 13, 1931' Patented Oct.11, 1932 UNITED ILLINOIS Application filed July 13,

This invention relates to atufting button or buttonsifor usewithmattresses,=cushions, pads, hammocks, and the likenand also .to a methodofxtufting.

One of'the objects of the invention is to" .in Fig. 6,-the section beingtaken as indiprovide an inexpensive method of tufting mattresses,hammocks, cushions, pads 1 and :the like in an expeditious manner andina way. which will prevent the thread, tape, etc. fromitearing throughthe cover and will also enhance the appearance of the tufted article..Anotherobject isitoprovide a tufting button which may be used withaxpreformed tufting thread or tie element, the button beingreadilyinserted below the outer loop portion of the tie elementand beingprovided with means for retaining-it securely in position. Anotherobject is:to provide 'a tufting button adapted to be used with amachine'thread or so-called two-way thread, the relatively wide flangesof the buttonbeing slottedto receive the'looped endsof the thread so asto'supportthe thread near the points where it passes through themattress cover or ticking. Anothenobjectisto pro vide a tufting buttonhaving relatively wide flanges which. may beused :with mattresses whichare sewed by hand, the button being designed to retain the threadsecurely withinthe .button and below "the planeof the flange thereof.Other objects and advantagesxwillappear as the specificationrpro--ceeds.

The invention is 'fully described in the-following specification andshown inthe accompanying. drawing, in which- Figure'l is abrokensectional view-ofra mattress showing the tufting button or buttonssecured thereto, in accordance with my invention F ig. 2, a-bottom planview of one formof button embodying my invention;

Fig. 3, a top plan view; Fig. 4, a sectional View of the button innormal positiongthe sectionbeing taken asindicated atrline .4 of

.Fig. 2; Fig. 5,,aesectional view ofthebutton 'JOSEPH-JZ'PER-LMANnnnnnr'nnnn. rennin-Anger enroned r mmors, ass enons T0 nanny BUTTONMACHINE 00., or sonrcneq rnnmors, n oonronnrron or TUFTING Barron 1931.s erial 550,572.

.as :appliedto a mattress, the :SBCtlQD being :takenasindicatedatfline 5of Fig, 3.; Fig-F6, a plan view ofa modified it'orm of button embodying,my. invention Fig. 7 ,a sectional View of the lmodified L form of buttonshown employed with-cushions,,pads and the like.

QThe StieHelement-B may be' .formed ,of .thread,; twine, :tape, wire,etc. ,-It is gpre- ;ferredlto use thread,ltwine,-or tape. Also it ispreferred-to sew the mattress by "the two- .mattress and "being looped?over a. short distance-say: one-quarter of an inch, and :then passedback through themattress p arallel to :therother threadi :Afterhavingbeen passed through the. mattress, the -free;endsof the loopthread are tied, formingfknotB.

The button;C'-is.preferably formed-with a =wide circular flange 1;having a downwardly curved peripheral edge 2. 1 The central pore75 tionof the button'is drawn downwardlyto forma shallow depression ordished'portion -3. Theextreme central portion of=the but- .toniscuppedupwardly to form a: round seat 4; adapted ito receive thethread; or 'tiennember :B and to protect athe thread' from the roughedge ofthemetal. :Diametriciislots 5 '65 H way; method, the-threadpassing throughethe I are formed through-the flange 1. and aportion oiftherdepressed button portion 3. The

slots 2'211'6 preferably .wider ontheir Einner sides and iconvergeslightly toward the .pe-

.ripheralportion of the button, thus forming a narrow neck or threadretaining. constric- Ltion6. I v As shown more clearlyin Figs, .1 andy5,

the curved flange 2 provides between it and the depressed button portion3 a housing or channel 7 which is adapted to receivethe knot B of thethread or tape B, andto conceal it substantially from View.

-The form of button shownin Figs. 1 to 5,

inclusive, is adapted to be used with a. preformed thread, as well aswith thread sewed by hand. The pre-formed thread may be mattress so asto'run parallel to the first thread. The latter method isywhat isgenerally employed inma'chine stitching or tufting.f The present-tuftingbutton is admirably adapted for usewith thread loops formed by themachine method. The wide flanges 1 of "the button afford the relativelylong slots which receive the opposed loop portions and supportthemneartheir points of emergence from the mattress" cover. The narrow neck G atthe outer periphery of thebutton serves'to retainthe threads securelywithin the slot-s. The housing7 provided by flange -2and the depressedportion 3 is. adapted to receive the knot B. I r The form of buttondescribed lies flat upo the top of the mattress and presents an evensmooth top surface, the downwardly curved flange 2 -mak ing contactwiththe mattress cover or ticking. The tie member B is pre- "vented frombeing drawn through themattress ticking bythe button C and also by thefabric A, which extends between the two portions of the thread formingthe loop. A

double security against tearing. of the mat tress cover is thusprovided. The upwardly cupped portion4-of the'button providesa roundseat adapted to receive the tie member B, and preventing it from beingcut or worn bycontact with the button;

. fInthe'modified form of button illustrated p 1n Figs; 6, 7 and 8, 8designates the outer relatively wide-flange portion of the'butto-n, 9the'oblongopenings in the button whi'ch are disposed on opposite sidesof amedian line, and 10 designates a saddle or thread seating portionbetween the openings 9. As illustrated more clearly in Figs. 7 and 8,the saddle portion 10 is extruded downwardly below theplane of flange 8.'Preferably, the sad- 7 B mayrest. The knot B be drawn be-,

.. space in which'the knot may be housed.

dle is formed sufficiently low to support the threadbelow the plane offlange 8." The sadi dle 10 1s longitudinally curved to form arounded-seat-ll upon which the tie member low flange 8, the saddleportion 10 providing between it and .flange 8 a relatively wide The formof button illustrated in Figs. 6,

7 and 8 is particularly adapted for hand stitching or sewing. The wallsof openings 9 are continuous and prevent-the thread from beingaccidentally removed therefrom. The

saddle being/drawn sharply downwardly,

' greatly increases the size of openings 9, thus permitting the threadto be easily passed 7 therethrough and over the saddle 10. In the handstitching operation, the tie member B is'passedthrough the mattress and,by a movement substantially parallel with the top surface of themattress, through the openings 9 of the; button. a The tie member isthen passed back through the mattress and similar- ,ly through theopenings 9 on {the opposite .side of the mattress.

The member B i may 'then'be drawn tight and tied, with the knot Bdisposed below flange 8, or if desired, drawn through I, the mattresscover into'the bodyf of themattress. By referring to'Fig. 7 it :willbeobserved that the needle containingvv the tie element'B may be readilypassed through openings 9 by movement substantially parallelwith theflange 8; i. e., it is not necessary to pass the needle up throughflange 8 and then down through the 7 other opening in flange 8,. but theentire course ofthe needle may be below the flange. The foregoingdetailed description vhas been given for clearness ofunderstanding onlyand no unnecessary limitations should 'be understood therefrom, but. theappended claims should be construed as broadlyas permissible in:vieWof-the prior art.

'Weclaim: I 1. .A-tuftinglbutton adapted foruse with mattresses and thelike equipped with tie; loops, saidbutton comprising a wide circu-' larflange provided with a downwardly curved peripheralportion, anintegrally depressed inner portion lying below said flange,

and an upwardly cupped central portionthe top of'which is in substantialalignment with the peripheral edge of said flange, said -button beingprovided with slots extending from the peripheryof the flange to saidcupped ortion.- i f 2. A-tufting button, adapted to be slipped intoengagement with the loops of mattresses andthe like, comprising a wideflange adapted to rest directly upon the mattress ticking,

said flange being provided with a downwardlow the plane of said flange,and an upwardly -ly curved periphery, a'depresse'd inner por- ,tionintegral with said flange and aligned becupped central portion havingits top in substantial alignment with the peripheral edge of saidflange, said button being provided with diametrically opposed slotsextending from the periphery thereof to said cupped portion. a v Y 3. Atufting button adapted for use with mattresses, and the like equipped;with loop 7 tie elements, said button comprising a wide

